In a lot of ways, one of the reasons "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" remains such an enduring western is because it wasn't afraid to break some genre rules. Both screenwriter William Goldman and director George Roy Hill injected their own idiosyncrasies into this retelling of the two infamous outlaws. It's why the movie has just as many laughs as it does shootouts — fluctuating perfectly between slapstick and dryly delivered one-liners. Hill even went out of his way to remove some of its funnier moments after he decided the audience was laughing too much at a screening.
But such tonal shifts are exactly what makes "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" so unique and mold-breaking. Like the Burt Bacharach soundtracked bicycle montage scene in which he lulls away at "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" — which was actually written for the film. At worst jarringly anachronistic, the presence of...
But such tonal shifts are exactly what makes "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" so unique and mold-breaking. Like the Burt Bacharach soundtracked bicycle montage scene in which he lulls away at "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" — which was actually written for the film. At worst jarringly anachronistic, the presence of...
- 10/15/2022
- by Steven Ward
- Slash Film
Marina Prior accompanied by John Foreman.
Echoing calls by other industry bodies, the Australian Drama Agents’ Association (Adaa), Association of Drama Agents in Nsw (Ada), Casting Guild of Australia (Cga) and allied businesses today pressed the Federal Government to urgently support both the live performance and screen sectors with a targeted rescue package.
In a statement issued today, Adaa, Ada and Cga welcomed the JobKeeper package for small businesses and sole traders, but expressed concern that it does not appear to cover freelancers who work short-term contracts, and argued that the impacts on the industry will last for a significantly longer period than the next six months. A targeted rescue package will help the industry rebound after the restrictions put in place to contain the spread of Covid-19 are lifted, they argued.
The bodies’ concern around JobKeeper is also held by the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Meaa), who earlier...
Echoing calls by other industry bodies, the Australian Drama Agents’ Association (Adaa), Association of Drama Agents in Nsw (Ada), Casting Guild of Australia (Cga) and allied businesses today pressed the Federal Government to urgently support both the live performance and screen sectors with a targeted rescue package.
In a statement issued today, Adaa, Ada and Cga welcomed the JobKeeper package for small businesses and sole traders, but expressed concern that it does not appear to cover freelancers who work short-term contracts, and argued that the impacts on the industry will last for a significantly longer period than the next six months. A targeted rescue package will help the industry rebound after the restrictions put in place to contain the spread of Covid-19 are lifted, they argued.
The bodies’ concern around JobKeeper is also held by the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Meaa), who earlier...
- 4/2/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Need a laugh? Paul Newman shoots people, hangs others and runs a judiciary speed trap for unwary outlaw vagrants. John Huston’s picture is a slack, passably amusing interpretation of writer John Milius’s career- boosting screenplay. A slow-going exercise in ‘printing the legend, only funnier,’ it’s recommended just to take in Stacy Keach’s memorable albino menace, ‘Bad Bob.’
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 123 min. / Street Date July 17, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Paul Newman, Victoria Principal, Ava Gardner, Jacqueline Bisset, Ned Beatty, Tab Hunter, John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Stacy Keach, Roddy McDowall, Anthony Zerbe, Dick Farnsworth, Terry Leonard, Matt Clark, Bill McKinney, Steve Kanaly, Bruno The Bear, Michael Sarrazin.
Cinematography: Richard Moore
Film Editor: Hugh S. Fowler
Original Music: Maurice Jarre
Written by John Milius
Produced by John Foreman
Directed by John Huston
When John Huston movies are good,...
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 123 min. / Street Date July 17, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Paul Newman, Victoria Principal, Ava Gardner, Jacqueline Bisset, Ned Beatty, Tab Hunter, John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Stacy Keach, Roddy McDowall, Anthony Zerbe, Dick Farnsworth, Terry Leonard, Matt Clark, Bill McKinney, Steve Kanaly, Bruno The Bear, Michael Sarrazin.
Cinematography: Richard Moore
Film Editor: Hugh S. Fowler
Original Music: Maurice Jarre
Written by John Milius
Produced by John Foreman
Directed by John Huston
When John Huston movies are good,...
- 7/31/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
On July 25, 1973, Warner Bros.' Paul Newman thriller The Mackintosh Man opened in New York at Loews theaters. The Hollywood Reporter's original review is below:
The Mackintosh Man, produced by John Foreman and directed by John Huston, is a good genre film in the ice cold vein of The Maltese Falcon. It isn't nearly as rich nor fine as that early Huston classic but tells an interesting story with a sure sense of atmosphere, location and supporting characters.
Paul Newman plays an American who appears to be an international jewel thief betrayed by his employer Harry Andrews ...
The Mackintosh Man, produced by John Foreman and directed by John Huston, is a good genre film in the ice cold vein of The Maltese Falcon. It isn't nearly as rich nor fine as that early Huston classic but tells an interesting story with a sure sense of atmosphere, location and supporting characters.
Paul Newman plays an American who appears to be an international jewel thief betrayed by his employer Harry Andrews ...
- 7/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On July 25, 1973, Warner Bros.' Paul Newman thriller The Mackintosh Man opened in New York at Loews theaters. The Hollywood Reporter's original review is below:
The Mackintosh Man, produced by John Foreman and directed by John Huston, is a good genre film in the ice cold vein of The Maltese Falcon. It isn't nearly as rich nor fine as that early Huston classic but tells an interesting story with a sure sense of atmosphere, location and supporting characters.
Paul Newman plays an American who appears to be an international jewel thief betrayed by his employer Harry Andrews ...
The Mackintosh Man, produced by John Foreman and directed by John Huston, is a good genre film in the ice cold vein of The Maltese Falcon. It isn't nearly as rich nor fine as that early Huston classic but tells an interesting story with a sure sense of atmosphere, location and supporting characters.
Paul Newman plays an American who appears to be an international jewel thief betrayed by his employer Harry Andrews ...
- 7/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Richard Condon and John Huston’s show is like a gangland version of Moonstruck, bouncing effortlessly between earnest romanticism and cynical satire. Hit man Jack Nicholson is a brass-knuckle Romeo, and Kathleen Turner’s mysterious bicoastal Juliet has nothing but surprises for him. Near the end of his career, Huston’s direction is as assured as can be.
Prizzi’s Honor
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1985 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 130 min. / Street Date August 29, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Street Date September 16, 2003 / 14.95
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, John Randolph, William Hickey, Lee Richardson, Anjelica Huston.
Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Production Designer: Dennis Washington
Film Editors: Kaja Fehr, Rudi Fehr
Original Music: Alex North
Written by Janet Roach, Richard Condon from his novel
Produced by John Foreman
Directed by John Huston
Who said that John Huston slacked off in his later years? True, his Annie could be fairly re-titled as Gambling Debts Paid,...
Prizzi’s Honor
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1985 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 130 min. / Street Date August 29, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Street Date September 16, 2003 / 14.95
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, John Randolph, William Hickey, Lee Richardson, Anjelica Huston.
Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Production Designer: Dennis Washington
Film Editors: Kaja Fehr, Rudi Fehr
Original Music: Alex North
Written by Janet Roach, Richard Condon from his novel
Produced by John Foreman
Directed by John Huston
Who said that John Huston slacked off in his later years? True, his Annie could be fairly re-titled as Gambling Debts Paid,...
- 8/22/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Australian country music star, Samantha McClymont is set to co-host the 2015 Schools Spectacular, which will be broadcast on Channel Nine on December 5..
McClymont, who is also starring in Nine.s new series of Farmer Wants a Wife will co-host and perform with her sisters, The McClymonts, at the 32nd instalment of the Nsw Department of Education.s flagship performing arts event, which showcases up and coming talent from across New South Wales.
Joe Moore, The Voice runner-up this year, will also headline the event, debuting a new single from his chart-topping album, A Thousand Lifetimes.
This Schools Spectacular, the last one held at the Qantas Credit Union Arena, will be hosted by John Foreman and feature almost 3,600 of Nsw.s most talented young singers, dancers and musicians in the most anticipated school musical event of the year.
They have been selected after an extensive audition process for the 1,300-voice choir,...
McClymont, who is also starring in Nine.s new series of Farmer Wants a Wife will co-host and perform with her sisters, The McClymonts, at the 32nd instalment of the Nsw Department of Education.s flagship performing arts event, which showcases up and coming talent from across New South Wales.
Joe Moore, The Voice runner-up this year, will also headline the event, debuting a new single from his chart-topping album, A Thousand Lifetimes.
This Schools Spectacular, the last one held at the Qantas Credit Union Arena, will be hosted by John Foreman and feature almost 3,600 of Nsw.s most talented young singers, dancers and musicians in the most anticipated school musical event of the year.
They have been selected after an extensive audition process for the 1,300-voice choir,...
- 11/23/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Today on Good Morning America, John Foreman warned that he might not be able to control himself if he were to ever come in contact with Michael Woodmansee. Woodmansee is the man who, 36 years ago, brutally murdered Foreman's five-year-old son Jason. He was arrested years later while trying to attack another child and, once police connected him to the earlier crime, he was charged with 40 years in prison but is now being released 12 years early. Mediaite founder and ABC legal analyst Dan Abrams joined the hosts of The View to examine the legal implications of Woodmanee's parole and the tortured father's threat.
- 3/22/2011
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
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